as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for
he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it
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Sister mourns her beloved brother Susan Lingle grew up in a household with brothers, and as the only girl in her family, she was loved and protected by them.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025 -
As America mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk, a substantive void must be addressed.—
Alex Rosado,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Binkiewicz laments the shutdowns that plague business owners across Miami Beach.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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After a Frozen Four loss to Colgate — Sullivan still laments one of his teammates’ shots hitting the post in a 3-2 defeat — both Sullivan and Sacco turned pro.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Bewails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewails. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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